After a high-voltage campaign that saw a war of words among contending parties, Rajasthan and Telangana are voting today to elect the new government.
RajasthanElections2018 is 41.53% After a high-voltage campaign that saw a war of words among contending parties, Rajasthan and Telangana are voting today to elect the new government.
Voting is underway in Telangana with the Congress-led alliance challenging the ruling TRS, and the BJP seeking to make it a triangular contest.
It is to be seen if KCR's gamble to opt for early elections pays off.
The Congress has stitched together "Prajakutami" (People's Front) along with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) and the CPI to take on the ruling TRS, led by caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR).
The TRS, seeking a second term in office, is going alone, as also the BJP.
The BJP, which won five seats in alliance with the TDP in the last elections in 2014, said it ensured that there is a triangular fight in Telangana this time.
In Rajasthan, over 2,000 candidates are in the fray for 199 assembly seats, where polling will determine whether the BJP bucks anti-incumbency and an increasingly aggressive opposition to return to power.
It is a seen as a straight fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress for about 130 seats.
In other constituencies, groups like the Bahujan Samaj Party and rebels who are contesting against official party candidates may queer the pitch.
Vasundhara Raje hopes to return as the state's chief minister. In the current House, the BJP has 160 seats and the Congress 25.
16:15 IST Friday, 7 December 2018
Voter turnout recorded till 3 PM in #RajasthanElections2018 is 59.43%
Voter turnout recorded till 3 PM in #TelanganaElections2018 is 56.17%
13:39 IST Friday, 7 December 2018
Rajasthan: 41.53% Voter turnout recorded till 1:00 PM
Telangana: 49.15% till 1:00 PM
► Rajasthan polls: Over 20% voter turnout in first three hours of voting
Over 20% of over 4.74 crore voters exercised their franchise in the first three hours of polling in Rajasthan amid reports of EVMs malfunctioning at some polling booths The polling began at 8 am and the voting turn out was 20.9% at 11 am, poll officials said.
There were reports of some EVMs not working which delayed voting at a few polling booths. However, further details are awaited.
► 10:41 IST Friday, 7 December 2018
EVM is being replaced at polling booth no. 172 in Bikaner's Kisamidesar following a technical issue.
10:10 IST Friday, 7 December 2018
► Voting turnout recorded till 9.30 am in Telangana is 10.15%.
► Voting turnout in Rajasthan is 6.11% till 9 AM.
Telangana - People in Nizamabad cast their votes at a polling station in Pothangal.
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